chân trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

chân (“foot/leg”) +‎ trời (“sky”). For semantic relations, compare Khmer ជើងមេឃ (cəəng meik), Tày tin fạ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʈəːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ʈəːj˨˩]

Noun

chân trời • (蹎𡗶)

a horizon; skyline
(figurative) a prospect; possibility; potential

Derived terms

Derived terms

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